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A fu
gitive British writer being sought by police for deportation
for allegedly insulting Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa yesterday
published another article similar to the one, which got him into
trouble.
Zambia had ordered the deportation of Roy Clarke for an article in
the privately-owned Post newspaper, modelled along the lines of
George Orwell's "Animal Farm," in which he referred to the person
in charge of a game park as "Mawelewele" - or "fool" in the local
Nyanja dialect.
In his latest article, entitled "Baboon," Clarke referred to
himself as a baboon who was ordered to be deported to Mfuwe, a
famed luxury game resort where Mwanawasa had spent his Christmas
vacation.
In an apparent broadside at the home affairs minister, who issued
the deportation order, Clarke in his latest article spoke of a
"minister for law and disorder".
Clarke's popular Spectator column yesterday came out a day after
Lusaka issued a warrant of arrest, ordering all security agents to
look for Clarke and immediately detain him pending
deportation.
His last article, published on January 1, referred to ministers as
"long-legged giraffes, red-lipped, long-figured baboons".
Meanwhile, the Lusaka high court was due to hear the case later
yesterday in which Clarke challenged the deportation order, his
lawyer Patrick Matibini said.
Clarke has lived in Zambia for many years and is married to a
prominent Zambian women's rights activist. – Sapa-AFP.
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